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Atheists & Agnostics

A HERETIC I AM

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1. As a writer I once read said;

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Fri Aug 18, 2017, 01:42 PM

Aug 2017

The Catholic church prohibits sex among its strictly male clergy, thus creating the largest closet in the history of human sexuality.

I also read that for centuries in many societies in Europe, becoming a priest was the only way a homosexual could have a decent life.

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Catholics Priests Have Fathered Countless Children, Only To Abandon Them [View all] NeoGreen Aug 2017 OP

As a writer I once read said; A HERETIC I AM Aug 2017 #1

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One of the priests in my parish growing up was reputed to have 6 kids rurallib Aug 2017 #3

"Unwed Fathers" BluesRunTheGame Aug 2017 #4